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Somehow I have gotten 3 weeks behind on posting my daily faces. Faces #115-123 I have to admit, they haven’t been too great because I have been doing super quick sketches because I have been so busy. I am hoping … Continued

While it seems terribly important to most of us to be “normal” (a figment of our imaginations) that can really put a wet blanket on creativity! Accepting who you are, quirks and all, is an important part of being artistic. … Continued

Sometimes happy accidents happen in art. “Choose Joy” was one such accident. I had been working on six or so faces on wood panels at once. The other five had already gotten their preliminary coat and I was ready to … Continued

Someone asked recently about how my faces were coming and I realized I haven’t posted any faces for awhile… so here are some of the recent ones. These are all quick works from my sketchbook, mainly working on proportions and … Continued

“Let’s Face It” is a purely collage piece on a 8 x 8 cradled wood panel. The face was made from a stash of collage papers and a couple of old postage stamps. The hair is made from Citra Solv … Continued

I have been enjoying the challenge lately of “painting” with paper. It is trickier than it might seem to use ONLY paper for all the shading, details, etc. I am so tempted to grab a paint brush… especially for little … Continued

A fun and easy way to make an interesting page is to simply fold the page… outer edge to inner binding, as I did here: The left half of the face is actually the folded over half of the previous … Continued

I am trying to develop a new habit. I read Julia Cameron’s excellent book “The Artist’s Way” a few years back. In it she challenges us to do morning pages, writing a few flow of thought pages each morning. I … Continued